psychiatric injury

Question 1

more than

Answer 1

normal human emotion (Reilly v Merseyside)

Question 2

primary

Answer 2

directly affected by negligence or in fear of own safety (Page v Smith)

Question 3

2 types of primary

Answer 3

1. at risk of physical injury (Dulieu v White)

2. active rescuer who puts himself at risk (Chadwick v BRB)

Question 4

secondary v

Answer 4

in fear of someone else’s safety

Question 5

criteria for secondary (6)

Answer 5

laid out in Alcock

1. love and affection (Bourhill v Young)
2. time and space (Galli-Atkinson)
3. unaided senses (Boylan v Keegan)
4. sudden shock (Sion)
5. reasonable fortitude (Brice v Brown)
6. primary v doesn’t owe secondary v a duty of care (Greatorex)